Thought you guys might be interested in taking a closer look at the inner workings of trichomes, and the differences in cannabinoid/terpene production in the different types of trichomes.
" A two‐photon microscopy technique using glandular trichome intrinsic autofluorescence was developed which demonstrated that stalked glandular trichomes possessed blue autofluorescence correlated with high cannabinoid levels. These stalked trichomes had 12–16 secretory disc cells and strongly monoterpene‐dominant terpene profiles. In contrast, sessile trichomes on mature flowers and vegetative leaves possessed red‐shifted autofluorescence, eight secretory disc cells and less monoterpene‐dominant terpene profiles. Moreover, intrinsic autofluorescence patterns and disc cell numbers supported a developmental model where stalked trichomes develop from apparently sessile trichomes."
This is actually a really well timed post, my first refresher post on IG will be all about trichomes. I’m glad people haven’t stopped the research at each level of the puzzle.
I’m thinking those last two pictures represent those capitate stalked trichomes after they’ve burst from over production. I’m thinking the contents of those trichomes may still be all over them, but we can’t see it because of the way they took the picture to highlight trichome structure.
